Thanks for the info. Mind if I ask about the seating process so hopefully I only have to do this once?
What went wrong:
When I was first putting it together, I was putting the dynex on the cpu, but since it was a new syringe, more squirted then i meant to when I was first applying it. About half a pea size instead of a beebee... 3-4x more then I intended. I then tried to use the card that came with the paste to scrape up and remove the extra, as well as spread the paste around. I found the card awkward though and it wasn't spreading well...
I then went and got some plastic, so that I could use my finger tips to spread it around evenly and hopefully wipe up some more of it. Eventually got what I thought was a thin layer all on the card (could read the text on the chip). I then tried to spread some paste on the heat sink to fill the crevices between the pipes, but ended up with another film layer on the copper part as well which i tried to wipe off a little but...
After that... I ended up getting distracted with other things and walked away from the rig for a few minutes (3), then came back and THEN put the heatsink over the CPU and screwed it in. So... yeah...
What I might do next time.
I've got some Isopropyl 91% from the drug store and some cotton balls to wipe off the existing paste on the cpu and heatsink.
I'm then going to try applying two thin lines on the heatsink on the two dividers between the pipes, and then push it down on the CPU and screw it in.
Question: Can you lift the heatsink back up again to see if it spreads right and then put it back on and screw it in?
Or are you supposed to leave the heatsink on the cpu after first contact with the paste? Meaning you'd have to wipe and reapply paste after you figure out if its going to distribute properly...